What’s up, what’s down at Chez Collins….
Time to cast a weary eye over the last week, I say weary because I am falling asleep at the keyboard…zzzzzzzz….
George Washington:
1. Seeing family and celebrating a great day with those I love the most.
2. Overdosed on Mum’s homemade quiche and cooked ham…love it
3. The reappearence of birdlife in […]
The new book on Thai street food by David Thompson…
Ever since David Thompson released his now legendary book ‘Thai Food’ back in 2002 I have been hoping for another publication by the Australian chef who came to England and won a Michelin star at his restaurant Nahm in London. His first book was a real […]
Remembering John Bonham…
Thirty years ago today John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin passed away at home in England. Quite probably the greatest rock drummer of all time his drum riffs have been sampled more than any other artist and little wonder why.
Bonham stayed out of the limelight leaving Page and Plant to showcase the band. […]
Recipe for corn on the cob soup…
Time to make the most of the last of the sweetcorn, not long left now I’m afraid. It’s been interesting to see the price drop over the last couple of weeks so my advice ould be to stock up now, make plenty of soup and sweetcorn relish and freeze/preserve […]
Recipe for a fish and pasta dish…
Here’s an easy fish and pasta combo for you; steamed hake with campanelle pasta and black chanterelle mushroms, nice and light and quick to cook.
Now I’ve used hake and campanelle pasta but you can use any pasta you have to use up, yes there are pasta afficionados out there […]
A blast from the past…
I’ve got half a day off this week and I’m spending it with my family-all four of us. That, as my brother says, is enough! My mum will cook a fine roast, I’ll eat too much and fall asleep and then drive home happy.
Here’s a song to start your day off…hope […]
The Yorkshire alternative to Lea & Perrins…
I thought a post on championing English food was long overdue so here’s a scribble about Henderson’s Relish a lovely old fashioned condiment not unlike Lea & Perrins famous sauce. In fact you’d be forgiven for picking up the ‘wrong’ bottle, so similair are they in appearence. A bottle […]
What’s up and What’s Down….
Time for a review of my week(s) thus far; not a bad one-could be better could be worse. Here goes:
The Ritz Hotel, London
1. Decent, hard training sports people who deserve better
2. All non millionaires who don’t smoke dope and drive a car
3. My M-65 Parka-bring on the cold weather!
4. Balthazar Cookbook….hurry […]
Recipe for grilled turbot fillets…
Turbot is a grand fish, some might say the grandest of them all but whatever your preference there is no doubting that a chunk of fresh turbot is a treat indeed.
A few weeks ago the price was suprisingly good at around £10.99 per kilo so I bought some and came up […]
Recipe for cooking sea bass fillets…
My original post on cooking fillets of sea bass attracts more visitors to the blog than any other post by a long way so I thought I would offer another recipe to secure world domination of search engine traffic for sea bass!!
This is a really simple dish which is easily […]